MANA CH 14

9. Compared to U.S. teams, Japanese teams:

a. Are more likely to use consensus decision making.

12. Compared to the U.S., Japanese organizations tend to display:

a. Collectivism, high power, and risk avoidance.

8. How does the individualism / collectivism dimension of culture affect team work?

a. Collectivists are easier to organize into teams.

6. Walton and Hackman identified the following two types of organizational cultures in the U.S. that effect teamwork:

a. Control and commitment.

19. ________ have more positive attitudes toward virtual teams than _________:

a. Individualists; collectivists.

2. Which of the following is included in a team's culture? a. Norms. b. Member roles. c. Patterns of interactions.

all of the above

3. Which of the following is NOT related to team culture? a. Team leader's behavior. b. Utilization of training by team members. c. The organization's culture. d. Team support.

all of the above

1. Team culture refers to:

b. Shared perceptions of how the team should operate to accomplish its goals.

20. Successful transnational teams tend to:

b. Spend more time initially developing social relations.

7. Which of the following is NOT a major dimension of organizational culture?

c. High symbol orientation - low symbol orientation.

13. Comparing U.S. with Japanese companies, which of the following is FALSE?

d. Management decisions are relegated to teams in Japanese organizations.

11. Organizations higher in creativity are more likely to be:

risk taking

16. ___________ teams are composed of individuals from different cultures working on activities that span national borders.

transnational